Baseball

March 5, 2013

Gauchos Win Fourth Straight in Rout

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team capped its long nine-game homestand on Monday with a blowout win over Saint Mary’s College by a score of 10-1. With the win, the Gauchos claim a 6-3 record over the nine home games and are now wi...

March 4, 2013

UCSB Sweeps San Jose State at Home

By Caleb Shoffner

Just three days after a crushing defeat to UCLA, the UCSB baseball team bounced back with a three-game sweep of San Jose State. The Gauchos took two of the three games in the final at bat in walk-off fashion Friday and S...

March 1, 2013

Gauchos Face San Jose State at Home

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team continues its nine-game homestand today by welcoming San Jose State to Southern California for a three-game series. The struggling 2-6 Spartans are mired in a six-game losing streak after winning t...

February 27, 2013

Gauchos Overpowered by No. 12 Bruins

By Caleb Shoffner

In a matchup against No. 12 UCLA, the UCSB baseball team fell 12-3, giving up 11 hits compared to just four for the Gauchos. Santa Barbara drops to 4-4 while the Bruins improve to 5-2. The Gauchos were short-handed after...

February 26, 2013

Gauchos Host No. 2 UCLA After Delay

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team will host No. 2 UCLA today at Cesar Uyesaka Stadium. The game had been previously scheduled for last Tuesday, but due to weather conditions was moved to today. The Gauchos are currently tied for fi...

February 26, 2013

World Baseball Classic: MLB’s Friend or Foe?

By Tanner Gore

Tired of watching meaningless spring training baseball games? Me too. Good thing the 2013 World Baseball Classic begins this weekend. The first WBC was held in 2006 and was played every three years until 2009, when it sw...

February 25, 2013

UCSB Splits Series Against San Francisco

By Caleb Shoffner

In its first home series of the year, the UCSB baseball team split its four games against San Francisco. The Dons move to 3-5, taking both games in Saturday’s doubleheader while the Gauchos now hold a 4-3 record after ...

February 22, 2013

Gauchos Play Dons in Home Opener Today

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team is 2-1 after one weekend of baseball and will ride its two game winning streak into this weekend’s home opening series against the University of San Francisco. The Gauchos get their first taste o...

February 15, 2013

UCSB Begins Season Against Fresno State

By Caleb Shoffner

The UCSB baseball team will be kicking off its preseason schedule with a three-game road trip to Fresno beginning tonight to face the Bulldogs, ranked the number four team in the Mountain West Conference. “We are playi...

November 28, 2012

Gauchos Look to Stay Undefeated at Home

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Facing struggles on the road, the UCSB men’s basketball team returns home to host Wyoming tonight as the Gauchos attempt to win their third straight game at home. UCSB holds a 2-3 record thus far in the season, as the ...

May 29, 2012

UCSB Ends Season Winning Three of Four

By Brent Pella

Andrew Checketts finished off his first year as head coach of the UCSB baseball team with a neutral .500 record, but in high fashion with a 3-1 mark during the last weekend series of the season. The season-ending series ...

May 25, 2012

UCSB Ends Season with Four Road Games

By Brent Pella

Four games in three days will close out the 2012 UCSB baseball season as the Gauchos travel to Bakersfield to take on Cal State Bakersfield and the University of Utah this weekend. A double-header against Utah and Cal Sa...

May 22, 2012

UCSB Takes on USC in Final Home Game

By Brent Pella

After a disappointing 0-3 performance against Cal Poly on the road this past weekend, the UCSB baseball team returns home for a non-conference, solo-game series against USC. It will be the first time the Gauchos face the...

May 21, 2012

Gauchos Struggle in Final Big West Series

By Brent Pella

A winless outing in Cal Poly capped off the final Big West Conference series for the UCSB baseball team this past weekend. The Gauchos lost all three road games by a combined score of 29-14. With the losses, UCSB drops t...

May 18, 2012

UCSB Faces Cal Poly in Final Season Series

By Brent Pella

Though all but disqualified from post-season contention, the UCSB baseball team will look for a winning weekend against Cal Poly in its last three-game series of the season beginning tonight. The Gauchos will face the Mu...

May 14, 2012

Gauchos Drop Series to No. 8 Fullerton

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Hosting No. 8 Fullerton in its last home series of the season, the UCSB baseball team lost two of three games to one of the best teams in the nation in a wild weekend affair. UCSB split the first two games of the series ...